Research Help: From Start to Finish: Persuasive Sources

AARP Surveys and Statistics - National and state research on the needs, concerns, and interests of the American Assoc. of Retired Persons and the 50+ population

American Factfinder - U.S. Census Bureau's search page for population, housing, economic, and geographic data

Bureau of Justice Statistics - Agency disseminating information on crime, criminal offenders, victims, and the operation of justice systems at all levels of government. 

Bureau of Labor Statistics - Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy 

Childinfo - UNICEF site monitoring the situation of women and children

Children's Defense Fund Research - Designed to prevent poverty, abuse and neglect, and ensure health care, quality education and a moral and spiritual foundation

CIA World Factbook - Covers the people, history, government, communication, military, economy, geography, transportation, and transnational issues of 267 world entities.

Data Resource Center for Child & Adolescent Health - Agency offering national, state and regional data to advance health and health services for U.S. youth and families

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission -  Agency collecting stats to prevent discrimination due to race, religion, sex, origin, age, disability or genetic information

Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Stats - 15-member agency forum combining data on the older population for resource sharing, analysis and reports

Forum on Child and Family Statistics - A collection of 22 Federal government agencies involved in research and activities related to children and families 

International Data Research Center (Univ. of Mich.) - Conducting international political/social research with economic, political, health, environmental and other data

International Labor Organization's Statistics and Databases - The ILO is an agency of the UN responsible for drawing up and overseeing international labor standards

Kids Count Data Center - A project of a private foundation to foster policies, service reforms, and community supports that more effectively meet the needs of children

National Center for Education Statistics - The primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education in the U.S. and other nations

National Center for Health Statistics - The Nation's principal health statistics agency, compiling information to guide actions and policies to improve American health

National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect - A project of Cornell University designed to facilitate analysis of research data relevant to child abuse and neglect

National Institute of Mental Health - The NIMH offers statistics on the prevalence and treatment of mental disorders, mental health-related disability and suicide.

Office of Immigration Statistics - This office produces annual reports on immigrants by legal status and conducts quantitative studies and research on immigration.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - OJJDP offers data analysis tools for quick and easy access to statistics on a variety of juvenile justice topics.